Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-04-27
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
IN MEMORY OF CALHOUN.
Charleston Unveils A Hand;
/. some Monument.
THE CITY IN HOLIDAY RIG.
Secretary Lamar Makes An
Grafton. /
A CHILD WHIPPED TO DEATH.
Prominent Men I'm A Street
BrOil.
A CHILD WHIPPED TO DEATH.
CHARLESTON IN GAY ATTIRE.

CHARLESTON IN GAY ATTIRE.
An Impressive Scene at the Unveil-
ing of the Monument TO Jehn G.
Calhoun.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 26.-The rush
of visitors to the city commenced yesterday
morning, and all incoming trains since have
been crowded with soldier and civilian visit
ors coming to the unwilling of the monu-
ment to John G. Calhoun. Many prominent
persons from all parts of the country were
present, including Secretaries Lamar, Fair
child and Villas, Senator Voor hees and Gen.
eral Wade Hampton. The city and shipping
are profusely decorated, and the military dis
play is very brilliant. The weather to-day
was superb, the air balmy, the sky cloudless,
and yesterdays rain had laid the dust. All
the military and civic organizations assem-
bled in line this forneoon on the east and
utes past noon the line moved up Meeting
street to Calhoun, and then to the grand
stand. The procession was divided into
seven divisions, as follows: First came the
military, escorting the Governor and staff
and the chief marshal and his assistants
Second, the Mayor and city council. Third,
the president, professors and students of city
and State college schools. Fourth, the city
civic societies. Fifth, the Odd Fellows
Masons and Knights and kindred societies.
Sixth, distinguished guests and others.
Seventh, citizens. After reaching the grand
stand on Citadel green, which held eight
hundred persons, the various organizations
took the places assigned them
by the marshals around the monument.
At few minutes past one o'clock the I'M
yelling ceremonies began The statue was
unveiled by thirty-two young ladies clad in
white who occupied the PEDESTAL After an
artillery salute Secretary Lamar began his
Grafton His Grafton IAN elaborate and eloquent
panegyric, was a comprehensive analysis of
the character of Mr.. Calhoun and a brill ant
portrayal of his career statesman. 1t
delineated his social, neral and intellectual
traits, which rendered him majestic figure,
a master mind among his fellow men. and it
gave rational definition to the real purposes
and true spirit of the great Caro-
linian as a leader of public opinion
and as the author of important
public measures. Calhoun's purity of
life and sterling integrity W ere the granite
foundation of the character underlying and
supporting the splendid 81 perstructure of
his exalted qualities of genius, eloquence,
wisdom and patriotism and the people of
South Carolina in erecting this statue might
feel that they were rendering and perpetual
ing their homage to the majesty of moral
rectitude After a full exposition of Mr..
Calhoun's State rights, ideas and nulhficas
ton doctrine the orator declared that "nulH
fication did not mean secession; that 1t had
in it not one element of disunion and the
controversy over South Cardinals nullihca-
ton movement closed by compromise act
which repealed the odious tax law that Cal
houn's State had nullifed. More than this
Andrew jackson, the man of iron will and
pitiless purpose, in the face of
that swept from the statute
book the enactment which South
Carolina in her asserted sovereignty had de-
clared unconstitutional, null void and inoper-
erative in her limits" Of Mr.. Calhoun's atti-
tude toward slavery the orator declared that
the great Carolinian never entertained or
expressed sentiment respecting the consti-
tutional status of slavery in the States that
was not entertained and expressed by Henry
Clay, Thomas Benton, Daniel Webster, John
Quincy Adams and all the eminent statesmen
Of the time. Calhoun held with them all
that slavery was an institution of society in
the States sanctioned and upheld by the con-
stitution, protected and enforced even upon
the States where slavery did not exist by the
fundamental law of the Union. Secretary
Lamar in his peroration addressing
himself to the ladies of the South Caro-
lima association, declared that it was well
that this monumental statue had been erected
on South Carolina's soil through the instru-
mentality of her own fair daughters. Cal
houn's life was one uninterrupted homage to
woman. He was true son of South Caro-
lima. 'sHis just fame and great name were
IL, of 1arc oio1e oyo51 will bo
her glory when succeeding generations shall
learn and appreciate the lessons of political
truth taught by him and shall inhale his
pure spirit of patriotism, his exalted concep-
ton of duty and become inspired by the
honor, fidelity, courage and purity
selves as the soul of the man whose statue
South Carolina women have erected in COM
memoration of the affectionate reverence
with which they commend him to the honor,
love, imitation and confidence of mankind"
The speaker finished his peroratiou at 4:30
o. M, being frequently interrupted by the
cheers aud enthusiasm of his audience.
Odes written by Miss Cheeseborough and
Miss Margaret Fuller were read and the
crowd quickly dispersed. Everything passed
off pleasantly and the military organizations
tonight are celebrating the occasion in fes-
tivities at their respective armories and
halls.
A SENSATIONAL SHOOTING CASE.
A State Auditor And An ExJudse of
The Supreme Bench In Deadly
BroiI.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 26.-This
city was shocked to-day by the announce
ment of personal difficulty between two
distinguished persons, the parties being Au-
ditor Walker and John w. Henry, an ex-
&c k1a ri in
latter was dangerously shot and the auditor
severely wounded in the head from stroke
OF Judge Henrvs cane. There has existed
for some time an i'll feeling between the two
men which doubtless was intensified by rea-
son of the legislative Investigation into
charges against the auditor, that officer be-
lieving Judge Henry had more or less to do
with bringing about the investigation. The
men met near the Capitol gate and after
few words Judge Henry struck Mr. Walker
over the head with his cane. "What trans
pired afterwards" said the judge,
ct have no distinct recollection Of
am shot, but hope
not dangerously" Physicians probed the
wound and found the bullet in the left
breastbone. The wound is pronounced dam
gerous, but not necessarily fatal. MIR. Walk
er is feeling too bad to make statement.
He is suffering from the shock and nervous
prostFation. The scalp wound though severe
Is not considered serious. Mr.. Walker has
been twice elected State auditor and has
served one term as railroad commissioner.
He was sixty-six years old last month.
Judge Henry retired from the Supreme
bench last January after serving ten years.
He is sixty-two years old. Judge Henry was
taken to his home in Kansas City.
AMurder Wrapped Ia Mystery.
CLEVELAND, April 26.-The murder OF
| Maggie Mccarthy still remains the shrouded
mystery that it was from the first, although
| the detectives have been working diligently
on everything that promises to give the
| slightest results. The social relations of the
victim have been Investigated and the police
know everyone with whom she has been as
ISOLATED for over year, yet they are in the
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